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I first came across the Shamrock Organisation metaphor in Charles Handy’s seminal book ‘The Age of Unreason’ over 35 years ago. Back then the world of work we take so much for granted today was an emerging phenomenon. Handy suggested…

Learning to lead starts with learning how to lead ourselves. Our own habits and rituals will determine to a large extent how effective a leader we become and a good place to start understanding this, is by looking at how our habits…

Whether we like it or not, Brexit is the new reality here in the UK. Whilst the impact of the recent referendum on our political leaders has been quick and dramatic, the impact on our economy is still uncertain. What…

What is happening to our leaders in the UK? If the current rate of resignations in politics, football and prime time car shows continues then there will be few left to lead anything in a few weeks’ time! I believe…

In 2013, Ashridge gathered the views of over 200 managers about the changing nature of leadership¹. The overriding sentiment was around a paradoxical need for, and rejection of, heroic leaders. They concluded that heroism is still important but the nature…

When making decisions we are predisposed to use both insight and intuition. Insight is the view our minds-eye has of the world around us and is primarily rational in nature whilst intuition, (literally tuition from within), is what we feel…

Take a look at this Change Maker Group on-line webinar that explains how to craft a great Vision statement and how to engage your people. Worth a watch if you are about to embark on some strategic work in your organisation,…

Far too many vision statements and accompanying strategy presentations put people to sleep. Leaders find them difficult to present and participants find them even more difficult to listen to. They are full of corporate and management speak that fails to engage the heart as…

“You either think you can or you think you can’t – either way you will be right” Henry Ford is credited with this insightful observation of people’s response to the challenge of change. It shines a light on the power of mind-set …

What you do is far more important than what you say. If you are a leader then you are being watched and how you behave shapes not only how people respond to you, but also influences the way things are done in your area. If you…

A risk can be defined as an event that could happen that will prevent your project delivering all intended benefits on time in full. An issue is very different, it is something that has happened that threatens your project delivering all intended…

Most managers are asked to lead projects at some stage of their career and for some managers leading and participating in projects is their ‘day job’. The list of skills needed to succeed is long and can be daunting so…